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BALI, Indonesia, Dec. 19, 2022 /PRNewswire=KYODO JBN/ --

The International Esports Federation (IESF) concluded the 2022 World Esports

Championships after ten days of thrilling competition, interactive programming

and a spectacular Closing Ceremony in Bali.

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Over 600 athletes representing 105 countries competed at the WE Championships,

the most nationalities ever represented in an esports tournament. The record

$500,000 prize pool was split among the winners of six games: CS:GO, Dota 2,

Mobile Legends: Bang Bang, eFootball 2023, Tekken 7 and PUBG Mobile. Host

nation Indonesia won an unprecedented three of the seven games and was crowned

the World Esports Champion.

IESF President Vlad Marinescu presented Indonesia with the WE Championships

trophy and said: "Congratulations to Indonesia for becoming the World Esports

Champion and to all of our medalists. We are extremely grateful to our

hospitable host city Bali for sharing IESF's values of respect, friendship and

unity and supporting our mission to unite, support, and empower the

international esports ecosystem. Esports' growth is unparalleled; together, we

have broken barriers and made history!"

Indonesia's passion for esports energized every competition, with enthusiastic

fans cheering on all of the action. The nearly 500 hours of fierce competition

surpassed 10 million views, reached more than 3 million views on TikTok and

185.4 million impressions across all social media platforms. IESF also took a

significant step towards creating more opportunities for women in esports and

crowned Poland the first-ever women's CS:GO tournament champion during the WE

Championships.

The 2022 edition of the WE Championships marked the largest and most

geographically diverse installment of the event in its 14-year history. During

the Closing Ceremony, Bali officially handed over hosting rights to Iasi,

Romania, for the 2023 WE Championships Finals. The event is set to feature over

800 athletes from 130 nations and engage a new generation of esports fans to

continue the historic growth of the World Esports Family.

About IESF

IESF is the uniting body for World Esports. Founded in 2008 by nine-member

nations, IESF is composed of 130 Member Federations across six continents. IESF

brings together all esports stakeholders to achieve a united ecosystem for the

development of sustainable and responsible gaming worldwide. The IESF World

Esports Championships is the biggest multi-sport spectacle of esports in the

world. IESF also organizes the annual World Esports Summit in order to support

the highest standard of esports governance.

Source - International Esports Federation

CONTACT: marketing@iesf.org